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Electrical Power Outlet advice

I moved my system to the basement. It's listed under the systems as "mewsickbuff's unfinished basement system." There’s only one electrical outlet presently. I’ve made an appointment with an electrician to have 2 more outlets installed. I’ve requested each outlet be wired separately and not piggy backed. Since it’s in the basement the outlets will need to be GFCI. I’ve read a little about Furutech and Hubbell outlets. Are there others? I’d like to know what I need to ask and expect out of the electrician. Thanks.

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cakyol
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@mewsickbuff 

Yes, pretty much.

bikeboy52
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Op  you can protect up to 5 regular oullets behind a single GFI.

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retiredfarmer
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If you run .ore than one circuit  make sure the wire in the wall is the same length  and the breakers are on the same leg of the power coming in. Hubbell  hospital  grade  plugs are better  than regular  plugs and furutech  plugs  are far better than the Hubbell  plugs  the gold or the rhodium  receptacle s sound different.  The rhodium  is more transparent  and the gold Ihas more musicality.  You will not regret  the top of the line plugs. 

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retiredfarmer
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ieales
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Don't run more than one circuit. The induction into two circuits is not identical and the delta may be enough to induce ground noise between interconnected components, particularly if phono is involved.

@retiredfarmer 

please detail how you determined the sonic deltas between the terminal platings.

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